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Uy vs. Atty. Libiran-Meteoro

WILLIAM S. UY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ELERIZZA A. LIBIRAN-METEORO, RESPONDENT

A.C. No. 13368 [Formerly CBD Case No. 13-3851] | 2024-05-21

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

 

The Case


Complainant William S. Uy (Uy) charged respondent Atty. Elerizza A. Libiran-Meteoro (Atty. Libiran-Meteoro) with gross misconduct for issuing two bouncing checks and failing to pay her debt despite demands.[1]

Antecedents


Uy alleged that he was a representative of the Maliliw Lending Corporation. Sometime in the last quarter of 2012, Atty. Libiran-Meteoro accompanied her client Rowena Lopez (Lopez), to Maliliw Lending Corporation's office to assist Lopez in a transaction. Later on, Atty. Libiran-Metereo returned and applied for a personal loan herself which she promised to pay via post-dated...